title: Genome sequence of Neisseria meningitidis serogroup B strain H44/76.
abstract: Neisseria meningitidis is an obligate human pathogen. While it is a frequent commensal of the upper respiratory tract, in some individuals the bacterium spreads to the bloodstream, causing meningitis and/or sepsis, which are serious conditions with high morbidity and mortality. Here we report the availability of the genome sequence of the widely used serogroup B laboratory strain H44/76.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Microbiology, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Piet
authors.forename: R A G
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Huis in 't Veld
authors.forename: B D C
authors.initials: BD
authors.lastname: van Schaik
authors.forename: A H C
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: van Kampen
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Baas
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: van de Beek
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Pannekoek
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: van der Ende
mesh_terms: D016680:Genome, Bacterial; D058977:Molecular Sequence Annotation; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D038541:Neisseria meningitidis, Serogroup B / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics*